Kalu Ikeagwu was not the only winner on the night, Cameroonian actress, Stephanie Tum also won the Best Actress
By Kehinde Okeowo
Popular British-Nigerian actor and writer, Kalu Ikeagwu has won the Best Actor Award at the 2023 The African Film Festival (TAFF).
The Nollywood thespian won the prize for his role in a Ugandan collaborative film, titled ‘Kafacoh’.
Kalu Ikeagwu was not the only winner on the night, popular Cameroonian actress, Stephanie Tum also won the Best Actress Award for her role in the movie ‘When the Levees Broke’.
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In the categories for movies, the Best Narrative Feature Film award went to “Crystal – Countless Misfortune” a film made in Uganda, while the Best Documentary Feature was won by a Madagascar movie ‘Mamody, The Last Baoba Digger’.
The festival, which showcases African films in the diaspora, held its eighth edition in Dallas, Texas, the United States.
Speaking during the award ceremony, the Founder and Director of The African Film Festival, Kelechi Eke, hinted about his intentions to return to acting and congratulated his colleagues and filmmakers for their relentless effort in telling the African stories.
“But it is all good as I plan to resume acting and directing. It has been a great feeling to support others and to shine the spotlight on the excellent African stories that we receive annually at TAFF,” he said.
“ Our stories and stars are well received abroad; albeit there are some popular actors in Africa that are still unknown here.
“We have managed to expose them to communities abroad. I also noticed that we are yet to scratch the surface of our stories. Africa has a lot to offer to the global big screen,” Eke added
This year’s ceremony had filmmakers from different African countries and the United States in attendance.
